WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Dr. Anthony Fauci, the chief medical adviser to the White House, plans to “cooperate fully” with any Congressional hearings, he said Tuesday in his last appearance at the White House podium. “If there are oversight hearings, I absolutely will cooperate fully and testify before the Congress,” said Fauci, who is retiring at …
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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s real estate company began mounting a defense on Monday in its criminal trial on charges including tax fraud after the prosecution rested its case, questioning an outside accountant who the Trump Organization contends should have caught a top executive cheating on taxes. Prosecutors with …
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By Andrew Chung (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away an appeal by Black and Hispanic voters accusing the Republican-led Texas legislature of intentionally redrawing a state Senate district to diminish their political clout, part of broader challenge to congressional and state legislative maps in the state. The justices declined to review …
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(Reuters) – U.S. congressman Hakeem Jeffries of New York launched a bid on Friday to become the Democratic leader in the House of Representatives. If he succeeds in the Nov. 30 leadership elections, as expected, he would become the first Black party leader in either chamber of Congress. Here is a look at his background …
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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday identified 42 employees from Democratic President Joe Biden’s White House and administration, who they expect to testify next year after their party takes control of the chamber. In Nov. 18 letters to White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain and …
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(Reuters) – Jack Smith, named on Friday as special counsel to oversee the Justice Department’s investigations into former U.S. President Donald Trump’s handling of sensitive documents and the 2020 election aftermath, said he would be fast and independent in his work. “I will exercise independent judgement and will move the investigations forward expeditiously and thoroughly …
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By Joseph Ax and Moira Warburton (Reuters) -U.S. Representative Lauren Boebert, the polarizing Republican who gained national notoriety during her first term with her combative brand of politics, won re-election in a surprisingly close race after her Democratic opponent conceded on Friday. Adam Frisch, a businessman and former city councilman in Aspen, Colorado, said he …
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By Richard Cowan and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to step down from her leadership role after her fellow Democrats lost their majority in last week’s midterm elections positions Hakeem Jeffries – a liberal congressman from New York – as a likely top contender to lead the …
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By Luc Cohen and Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump signed checks for Christmas bonuses for executives at his namesake company as if they were independent contractors, longtime chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg testified on Thursday. But Weisselberg said Trump did not conspire with him on the tax fraud scheme …
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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Nancy Pelosi is wrapping up a long career of congressional leadership in which she became the only woman to serve in the powerful post of U.S. House of Representatives speaker, showed an ability to pass major legislation, united fractious fellow Democrats and challenged some of the world’s most powerful men. …
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